SAP Taulia appointed Kirsten Loegering as Chief Product Officer, effective September 28, and promoted Andrew Schafer to Chief Technology Officer, in a leadership change tied to its focus on AI and automation in working capital management.
In a press release published by Finextra, Chief Executive Officer Cedric Bru linked the appointments to SAP’s vision for Autonomous Finance. He described the pairing as a combination of product vision and technical strength intended to support customers as the company develops its solutions.
SAP Taulia’s leadership change brings together product and technology
Loegering returns to the SAP family to lead product strategy, while Schafer moves into the CTO role after working on the company’s technology foundation. Bru credited Schafer with helping transform that foundation over the past year.
Loegering brings experience building and scaling enterprise product organizations. She described the appointment as an opportunity to lead at a pivotal point for the business, placing the company at the intersection of finance, supply chain and AI-driven innovation.
She also said working capital management had become an increasingly important focus for many businesses. Her stated priorities include working with the wider team to accelerate innovation and deliver more value to customers.
AI and automation guide the technology agenda
Schafer’s stated priority is to scale the technology infrastructure so SAP Taulia can embed its intelligence and execution capabilities directly into the environments customers use. He framed AI as reshaping what is possible in working capital management.
“I’m looking forward to partnering closely with Kirsten and the broader leadership team as we build the next generation of SAP Taulia’s solutions,” Schafer said.
Bru similarly identified AI and automation as forces changing how enterprises manage working capital, linking that shift to the need for product and technology leadership.
Leadership priorities align with SAP’s Autonomous Finance vision
Bru connected SAP Taulia’s leadership change to SAP’s vision for Autonomous Finance: bringing enterprise data and processes together so working capital becomes a real-time strategic driver. He cited Loegering’s SAP background and experience scaling enterprise solutions as reasons she fits that direction.
The responsibilities described in the release pair Loegering’s product strategy remit with Schafer’s infrastructure-scaling agenda. Bru credited her record in enterprise solutions alongside his work transforming the technology foundation over the past year.
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